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Charlesrdobsonjr

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I inherited a large collection of these knives. I know some are extremely valuable. Trying to sell them to collectors currently. Is there and expert who could appraise them for me? Just don’t want to sell myself short due to my lack of knowledge on the subject. I have several people interested and seem very eager and would like to seek advice from an expert on the subject.
Thanks,
Charlie
 
A local auction house may be able to appraise them for you. They may charge for that service, however.

SOLD items on eBay (disregard the highest priced one, average the rest) for the same make/model/similar condition.
Note that often times the asking price on eBay is fantasy/dreamland amounts. An average of what they actually sold for gives you a realistic price.

Selling to a dealer will get you less than the "true" value. The dealer has to make a profit, presuming they want to stay in business.

Pawnshops generally pay ten cents on the dollar for popular items (if it is worth $10.⁰⁰ they'll pay $1.⁰⁰). If for unusual or unpopular items, that they cannot flip quickly, they pay less.
 
List them on ebay as auction. That seems to be the best way to get market value. Of course you have to pay Ebay fees. Those fees seem reasonable to me considering the service they offer to an inexperienced seller.
 
Unless you have some GEC or rare Case in the mix, those brand names don't tend to represent a lot of value. Your best bet to obtain market value is to list them for auction. Post some pics and maybe someone here can help.
 
Perhaps reading this first would be a good start for you if you want to ask here.

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Original Bob Cargill Cripple Creeks and original Adrian Harris Colonel Coons are worth quite a bit. Queen made Colonel Coons are worth what the equivalent Queen is worth for the most part. Same for GEC made Cripple Creeks. Worth the equivalent GEC.
 
Take some time to look into this thread for Cripple Creek history and to see if any of your models feature there too.

Bob Cargill Cripple Creek Knives

Hoping to get a thread going where everyone can post pictures of knives, documentation, links to information on Bob Cargill and Cripple Creek knives. I've searched the forum and unfortunately a lot of pictures have been lost and links are dead. I think these knives are important enough to...
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Upgrade your membership to GOLD and you can start selling here or making contacts.

Thanks, Will
 
Will Power said:
Take some time to look into this thread for Cripple Creek history and to see if any of your models feature there too.

Bob Cargill Cripple Creek Knives

Hoping to get a thread going where everyone can post pictures of knives, documentation, links to information on Bob Cargill and Cripple Creek knives. I've searched the forum and unfortunately a lot of pictures have been lost and links are dead. I think these knives are important enough to...
www.bladeforums.com www.bladeforums.com

Upgrade your membership to GOLD and you can start selling here or making contacts.

Thanks, Will
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It's a shame that thread lost most of it's photos. That was one of the most informative BF threads I've come across.
 
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